Kingdom’s Bloodline

Thales never imagined that the so-called "moment of decision" by the God-chattering High Priest would come so quickly.

He knew that Ashida would not give up easily.

But unexpectedly, this fanatical and indifferent magician would appear quietly at his most embarrassing and desperate time, descending as a savior, condescendingly proposing to him tempting conditions, and making him fall into a trap. Inner struggle.

Like a shrewd and cunning businessman.

Thales swallowed in a trance, and looked up at the five grand dukes with unkind eyes.

With the help of Ashida... As long as they all die here, everything will be solved?

is that so?

Countless people are fighting desperately on their respective battlefields, looking forward to his final victory.

Thales heard his heartbeat quicken, and cold sweat slowly flowed down.

If there is really no other way, then, as long as you agree to Ashida's conditions, follow him to become a magician...

Not only that.

Nearly infinite power, endless life, the gate to a new world-get something for nothing, everyone is happy, the "condition" that everyone seems to dream of?

Thales suddenly felt dry mouth.

Just open your mouth...

but……

Taylor's heart tightened.

His jaw retracted unconsciously, and the two rows of teeth clenched tightly together.

Is there really no other way?

The sacrifice of so many people, such a difficult struggle, but to accept such a terrible and irresponsible ending?

Facing the eyes of the five grand dukes and thinking about the voice behind his ears, Thales opened his lips with difficulty.

At that moment, Thales remembered that sentence:

[Be careful with Ashida. 】

Appeared before his eyes,

It was the girl with blood streaks all over her face, it was her almost relieved eyes.

[Magicians... are not talents or blessings... they are curses and bad luck...]

Thales frowned unnaturally, his throat trembled between hesitation and uncertainty.

The grand dukes were either puzzled, or sneered, or looked at Thales with a dazed face and struggling inside, and looked at his slightly trembling lips and clenched palms with disdain.

It's like watching a comedy.

At this moment, an unexpected change appeared, neither Thales nor the Grand Dukes.

When the audience fell into tense silence...

A naive and weak voice inserted into this tense conversation without warning:

"Maybe, maybe he has no right to question you..."

Thales was startled, and suddenly looked up!

That is……

"But you, you..." The voice trembled uncontrollably, intermittently, as if lacking in confidence: "You are from the Northland, as, as the dignified Duke of Exeter, and with your What……"

The grand dukes were all taken aback, and looked around in surprise, looking for the source of the voice.

"Why..." At the end, the voice twitched, and it seemed to be full of desperate courage, and suddenly raised: "Why are you talking about your majesty's misfortune here!"

With the sound of broken firewood, everyone in the hall found the source of the sound.

Under the surprised eyes of Thales and the Grand Dukes, a thin and young girl covered in ashes and dirt appeared from the fireplace.

The girl with glasses folded her arms tightly, her face full of fear and shrinking.

But after seeing Thales, the girl seemed to have made up her mind. She bit her lips, tremblingly stepped on the broken firewood, walked out of the fireplace unsteadily, and stepped on the stone bricks of the Hall of Heroes .

The second prince stared blankly at the girl covered in soot, not knowing how to react.

how……

why would she...

But he reacted immediately, and ran forward in two or three steps.

Even Ashida's voice was forgotten.

"What kind of drama is this?" Trudida looked at the girls for no reason, then at the grand dukes, and spread his hands impatiently: "Boys first, then girls..."

"Is the fireplace in the Palace of Heroes left unattended?"

Grand Duke Lombard frowned, unable to hide the astonishment on his face.

Grand Duke Ronnie sighed: "Today is really special."

The remaining two archdukes looked at each other suspiciously.

"What happened?" Thales grabbed the little slippery shoulder tightly, blocking the sight of the grand dukes, and asked anxiously in a low voice:

"Shouldn't you be taking refuge on the top floor? Why are you here? Where's Rolf?"

The little slippery head looked at the dusty Thales, slightly taken aback.

A few tenths of a second later, she seemed to have found her backbone, her breathing calmed down, and she faced Thales' questioning with aggrieved face: "The enemy has come to the top floor..."

"Rolf went to lure them away, I can only climb down all the way... Then I heard, I heard you..." The voice of the little slippery man became weaker and weaker, like a child who has done something wrong.

Taylor's heart darkened.

No.

Now, the little slippery man is also in danger...

Thales turned around, subconsciously put the little slippery head behind him, looked at the grand dukes, feeling apprehensive.

"Okay," Rumba interrupted them coldly: "The performance of the ignorant brats is an insult to today's meeting..."

"Wait," Ronnie interrupted Rumba. The Grand Duke of Qiyuan City narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the girl behind the prince. "Who are you, little girl? Could it be that you just happened to be here?"

Olsio glanced at the fireplace, and snorted coldly: "The people of the stars are really pervasive, can they drill through such a narrow hole?"

Rumba noticed the reactions of the Grand Dukes, and couldn't help but turn cold.

The gazes of the other Grand Dukes shot over one after another, full of vigilance and questioning.

Thales' heart tightened and he gritted his teeth.

what to do?

How should I answer?

How should I answer so as to ensure that the little slippery head escapes and does not fall into their hands?

But he doesn't have to worry anymore.

In the next second, the girl's shoulders trembled slightly, and then she broke free from his arm unexpectedly, revealing her figure from behind Thales.

"I……"

Under Thales' surprised eyes, the little slippery head raised his dusty face, and tremblingly spoke amidst hesitation and fear:

"I am, I am..."

The expressions of the grand dukes became more and more unfriendly, and Rumba snorted coldly.

Little Slick looked very nervous, under this warning hum, she lowered her head and trembled slightly, her eyes sparkled, and she couldn't finish the rest of the sentence.

Thales sighed slightly, he turned his head, and was about to say something to attract attention.

But the behavior of the little slippery man once again exceeded his imagination.

The thin girl stared at the stone bricks on the ground and gritted her teeth.

At that moment, the shivering girl closed her eyes fiercely, then opened them suddenly, forcing all the tears that blurred her vision out of the corners of her eyes.

The little slippery head slowly raised his head, following Thales' example, taking deep breaths.

The fear and panic on her face had gradually dissipated.

At this time, the girl looked up as if she had just let go of a heavy burden and stepped over a gap.

Thales watched in surprise as Little Slick stretched his right hand into his pocket, and watched in surprise that although she was trembling, she took out something without hesitation.

The second prince was slightly shocked.

The girl's crystal eyes were full of forced force, she bit her lower lip, slowly raised her right hand, and showed everyone the things in her pocket.

The princes were all startled the moment they saw that thing, and their eyes locked on the girl's right hand.

Except for Charmain Rumba, who had been expected for a long time, several archdukes were either shocked, probing, sizing up, or contemplating the girl at the same time.

Thales looked at this scene in disbelief, at the girl who was still trembling and crying, but still insisted on raising her right hand.

He felt, little slippery--this little maid, deep inside this fragile girl, something had changed.

The girl choked up, sniffed, and said slowly, "This is mine..."

At this moment, Grand Duke Lombard suddenly raised his head!

He shot the girl with murderous and chilling eyes.

The little slippery eyes, pretending to be strong, met Charmain Rumba's eyes in the air.

The unprepared girl trembled, as if remembering something, her words choked in her throat.

"Dingling..."

Little Slick's hand was unsteady for a moment, and the thing slid to the ground with a clanging sound.

Facing the oppressive force of Grand Duke Heisha, Xiao Hua's head was like a kitten that had been beaten back to its original shape, and he exclaimed at a loss, even his glasses were shaken crookedly.

"I don't think we need to waste any more time," Lombard sneered faintly, his eyes like knives: "Unless you want to explain to Prime Minister Lisbane why we appeared in a hurry after leaving so many corpses behind?"

But the other Grand Dukes did not speak, they exchanged glances in silence.

Looking at the little slippery man in front of him, Thales, who had been silent all this time, suddenly noticed a problem.

After the little slicker appeared, he had subconsciously forgotten the existence of Ashida, together with the options he had given him.

But for some reason, Thales felt much more stable in his heart at the moment.

There is no longer the inexplicable panic and hesitation when I was forced to make a choice just now.

At that moment, Thales knew his answer.

He lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly.

Thales.

When facing Giza, you already made up your mind, didn't you.

never again

Never compromise your future again!

Thinking of this, the expressionless Thales suddenly stretched out his right hand!

"Snapped!"

He grabbed the girl who was about to bend over to pick up something, and prevented her from bending over.

The little slippery head came back to his senses in surprise, and looked at Thales.

Thales turned his head slowly, gave her a reassuring smile, and stretched out his hand to straighten her glasses.

Under the dignified eyes of the grand dukes, Lumbard's murderous eyes, and the puzzled eyes of the little slippery head, the second prince of Star Kingdom, Thales Canxing slowly bent down.

He stretched out his arm and picked up the thing from under the girl's feet.

"I guess, you should be familiar with this thing - one of the proofs of King Nun's power and status." Thales straightened up and said slowly.

The princes frowned and looked at each other.

Looking at Thales' appearance, the little slippery head seemed to have returned to his original state, looking at him in bewilderment.

Thales' eyes slowly became firm.

Ashida...

Who do you think you are?

I don't believe that that guy is the kind of portable system that "this system exists to serve the host and will never be harmful to the host"...or those portable grandfathers who say "what can I help you become"...

You want to control my fate and want me to follow the route you planned?

Like those guys—like Rick, Quaid, Kessel, King Nunn, Rumba?

screw you.

The Magician of Qi.

Ashida is stupid?

Thales sneered slightly in his heart, at the same time solemnly raised the things in his left hand, and at the same time unquestionably pulled the left hand of the little slippery head.

The way the grand dukes looked at them slowly changed.

Grand Duke Lecco was expressionless, but clenched his fists.

"As you can see," Thales raised his head, his tone became solemn, "this lady is the current owner of this ring."

Looking at the ring, Rumba unconsciously pressed the sword at his waist with a complicated expression.

The second prince looked at the dazed little slippery head, and grabbed her left palm without hesitation.

Then, Thales solemnly put the ring that carried countless heavy histories and represented several emperors and kings—"Triumph"—on the little slippery left thumb.

The Grand Dukes stared at the black ring they were all too familiar with, with habitual fear and vigilance in their eyes.

"What she wears are the glasses that the Queen of the Sky once wore," Thales said softly, straightening up the slippery black-rimmed glasses, and at the same time wiped off a few stains on her face with his sleeve, "and this lady I am the one who had a direct conversation with Her Majesty Kruressis!"

Grand Duke Olsio moved slightly: "What?"

Xiao Huatou was startled, then his eyes shrank, and he trembled subconsciously.

But Taylor's eyes were firm, and the palm of her left wrist suddenly exerted force!

The little slippery head was slightly startled.

"Her existence is better than mine, better than you, better than anyone else in this city and this country," Thales bit out his words word by word, extremely serious, as if this was the last time he spoke The same: "They all have more power and are more qualified to question the truth about the death of the king, and to torture the conscience of everyone here!"

Grand Duke Ronnie folded his arms, his face heavy.

The second prince looked directly into the girl's eyes seriously and seriously.

At that moment, Xiao Huatou felt that the tension in his heart had eased a lot.

"Please allow me to introduce, the bloodline of the hero Nakaru..." The second prince took a deep breath, turned around, and raised the little slippery hand above his head together with the ring of triumph.

Thales stood shoulder to shoulder with the little slippery head in the hall, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "The blood relatives of Nunn VII and Prince Suriel, the direct descendants of the Walton family, Dragon Cloud City and Cloud Dragon Spear The most orthodox heir..."

Trudida narrowed her eyes, feeling complicated.

Thales turned his head and nodded slightly at the little slippery head.

The girl looked back at Thales with her crystal clear eyes, and nodded slowly.

Little Slick took a step forward, holding up the triumphal ring in his left hand.

"I am..." The girl turned her head abruptly, forced herself to look directly into the awe-inspiring eyes of the five grand dukes, and gritted her teeth as though desperately trying: "I'm Selma!"

From the corner of the eye, the little slippery man caught a glimpse of the stone carving of the Dragon Spear in the Cloud above her head. She couldn't control the trembling of her voice, but she used her hoarse voice to cover up her panic and nervousness.

The princes had delicate complexions and complicated emotions, and they were silent under each other's strange eyes.

I saw the girl step forward again, leaving Thales' arm support, she leaned her head forward, her face twisted, and tried her best to speak loudly: "I am King Exeter and Grand Duke of Dragon Clouds City, Nun Walton's granddaughter!"

"It's Prince Suriel Walton, the only daughter of Adele Walton, the daughter of Marquis Gust of Vine City!"

Grand Duke Olsio lowered his head slightly, and Grand Duke Ronnie shook his head slightly.

In the Hall of Heroes, under the stone carving of the Dragon Spear in the Cloud, in front of the five Grand Dukes of Exeter, the girl tightly closed her eyes.

Tears flowed from her eyes, dripped to the ground, and broke into countless teardrops.

Thales stood behind her, watching the girl's performance silently, with mixed feelings in his heart, and an indescribable stuffiness in his chest.

The next moment, the girl clenched her fists and shouted out the brand that would accompany her for the rest of her life:

"I'm Selma!"

"Selma Alex Suriel Walton!"

The sound echoed in the hall, and there was even a low commotion outside the hall.

The grand dukes looked stiff and said nothing, even Rumba remained motionless with a cold face.

After shouting, the little girl gasped for a few breaths and shook as if she was exhausted.

Thales quickly caught up and supported her.

Silence lasted several seconds.

In the hall, there were only the choking sounds of girls and the rustling of several grand dukes whispering.

The girl seemed to have just made the biggest decision in her life, her teeth were shaking, and she sniffed silently.

"It's okay," Thales patted her on the shoulder, comforting her in a low voice: "Think about the scene of facing the Queen of the Sky, and compare it with the present..."

The girl's heart was shocked, and the majestic and elegant dragon flashed in front of her eyes.

She took a deep breath and raised her head slowly but firmly.

"As Thales said," the little slicker, no, from now on, it's Selma Walton, seeing Selma leave Thales's arm, her face full of displeasure: "I'm standing here, On behalf of my bloodline, on behalf of Dragon Clouds City, I question you..."

The girl Selma stared at the five princes. At that moment, she seemed to no longer care about their gaze and majesty, and she also forgot the fear and shrinking that followed her everywhere.

"Grand Dukes of Exeter, you clearly uphold the sacred co-government oath to protect this equally sacred land," Selma said in a low voice with a cold face:

"But when the Kingslayer stands before your eyes..."

The girl glanced at the four princes, as if looking at four thick books.

"Everyone, why do you want to cover up the murderer?"

Her voice was smooth and cold.

The Grand Dukes frowned one after another, and turned to Grand Duke Lecco who was the most qualified to speak.

But the old man looked directly at the girl and remained silent.

Selma gritted her teeth, took a step forward, held up the ring and continued:

"Why don't you tell right from wrong?"

"Why reverse black and white?"

"Why do you want to join forces?"

"Why are you willing to fall in the secret room and darkness, why ignore the dignity and traditions of the Northland, and why abandon Exeter's justice and honor?"

The grand dukes looked at the girl in disbelief, their eyes flicked back and forth between her face and the ring of triumph, and no one refuted for a while.

In the hall, the girl's voice became more and more high-pitched, her face became more and more red, and her eyes became aggressive.

Thales looked at Thelma's performance in surprise—just like a real judge.

"Why can you stand in the Palace of Heroes that has been passed down from generation to generation in Walton without changing your face, and stand under the dragon spear stone in the cloud that lived and died with Exeter..." The girl took a breath and cleared her throat , continued to be confident and confident, and said in a powerful manner: "Damn and humiliate my grandfather, the glory and dignity of your king with peace of mind?"

Thelma stared coldly at the grand dukes in front of her.

"You should carry the glory of the Northland with your faith, and protect Exeter with your loyalty..."

"Answer me..." She leaned forward and said loudly without hesitation:

"answer me!"

The sound echoed in the hall.

Selma lowered her arms and gasped for breath. She looked at the grand dukes with a stage fright-like nervousness on her face—it seemed that she was also surprised by her performance just now.

Thales stepped forward and pulled her back.

The Grand Dukes looked at each other with different expressions, and it took a long time before someone spoke.

"I was questioned by a little girl," Grand Duke Lecco looked at Thelma, sighed, and said slowly:

"It's embarrassing."

"What now?" Grand Duke Olsio said to the old grand duke coldly, "Is it hard or soft?"

Grand Duke Lecco snorted lightly.

Behind him, Trudida leaned dissatisfiedly towards the frosty Rumba.

"I thought you had her under control," Trudida gritted her teeth, glanced at Thelma, who was whispering with Thales, and whispered, "And she should be very 'obedient' and 'cooperative' !"

Rumba didn't answer him, but just stared at Thales.

"The blood of Dragon Cloud City seems to be very incompatible..." The one who answered him was Grand Duke Ronnie. This Grand Duke of Qi Yuan City seemed to like watching Trudida's jokes very much. He shook his head contemptuously: "It seems that you It's not that easy to get new arable land, Perseus."

In front of the grand dukes, Selma lowered her head in a daze, and stretched her right hand to the "Triumph" on her left thumb.

Her face was flushed, and she was breathing in a trance.

The moment she touched the ring and felt the metallic touch from the ring, Thelma's face changed and she shrank suddenly.

Like being burned.

Thelma turned her head, as if she was afraid to look at the ring.

But her left hand was firmly grasped immediately.

Thelma raised her head in a daze.

"Well done." Thales stood beside her and gave the girl an encouraging smile.

The flush on Thelma's face was slightly reduced, and she nodded happily like a student who had been affirmed.

"By the way," the squinting and smiling Prince Xingchen suddenly changed the topic and raised his eyebrows:

"Which line did you recite?"

Thelma, who was so excited, froze slightly like a student who was caught doing something bad.

"I……"

Her little face drooped, she blinked behind her glasses, lost all the power of the impassioned just now, and looked at Thales pitifully.

Thales frowned slightly, his eyes filled with the word "Huh?"

Seeing the prince's expression, Thelma shrank subconsciously.

A second later, she spoke weakly, her chest heaving and rising, and her small face was pale: ""The Erados Drama Collection", Chapter 10, "The Death of the Black Knight"..."

Selma pursed her mouth and said aggrievedly: "Elson Slade, the presiding judge of the ancient empire, indicted the case of the 'Black Knight' Ussley Ender's murder of the Supreme Emperor."

"I modified it a little bit..."

Thales was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

He reached out his hand subconsciously and squeezed Thelma's face.

The girl stared at him blankly, not knowing how to respond.

at this moment.

"Miss Selma," came the voice of Grand Duke Lecco, drawing the attention of the two children, "I would like to express my deepest condolences for the loss of the Walton family and Dragon Clouds."

The old man walked slowly to the long table and sat down slowly: "Your Majesty's misfortune is also Exeter's misfortune."

Thelma turned pale.

But Thales smiled.

The other grand dukes looked at each other with different expressions, only Rumba was expressionless and didn't know what he was thinking.

"But you are still too young to understand what happened," Grand Duke Lecco's eyes flashed with a strange light, and the bald Grand Duke said slowly in his unique, old but honest voice: "I suggest you, Don't listen to the one-sided words of the enemy prince-for example, His Majesty was assassinated to death."

Hearing this, Grand Duke Ronnie snorted strangely, and Trudida immediately glared at him.

Thelma bit her lower lip.

"I, I stood on the ground of Dragon Clouds City, and watched with my own eyes Nunn... Your Majesty... the head fell to the ground." Thinking of that terrible scene, she tried her best to suppress the trembling of her body: "Looking at the King Born, Died, died of a despicable and clumsy assassination..."

"Child!" Grand Duke Lecco stared angrily and interrupted her: "Miss Walton!"

"I respect your grandfather."

"But please don't doubt our loyalty to Northland and Exeter. The reason why we stand here is precisely for the future of Exeter!" Grand Duke Lycco said coldly, "In front of that future, In front of Exeter, whether it is you or me, or even Your Majesty Nunn, they are nothing more than dust in the desert, insignificant—even for the Walton family!"

Selma froze, momentarily at a loss for words.

Behind her, Thales sighed slightly.

"Our decision is also very difficult." Grand Duke Trudida sighed and waved his hands in pain: "One day, you will understand, but not now."

Ronnie hugged his arms tightly, his face ugly.

"Of course, if you don't understand," Grand Duke Aurelius said indifferently, with hidden threats in his tone: "We have no choice but to persuade you to cooperate with pain."

Rumba still stared at Thales firmly, without saying a word, as if that was his biggest threat.

The hall was silent again.

"Cooperate?" Selma frowned, she was quite flustered and at a loss when she encountered this situation for the first time, "You..."

But her arms tightened slightly.

Thelma looked at the prince strangely.

Beside her, Thales quietly watched the girl's flushed face.

Thelma was a little embarrassed by his staring.

Thales let out a breath slowly.

"Enough, my lady, you've done enough."

In Selma's eyes, the boy from the stars showed his brightest smile and shook his head gently: "The next thing..."

"Leave it to me."